Brandon McManus · Tyler Loop · 2026 week 9

Brandon McManus or Tyler Loop?

Wondering who you should start this week — Brandon McManus or Tyler Loop? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Tyler Loop — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Tyler Loop (LAC allow the 15th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brandon McManus	@ WAS	7.6	9th	5.5	–	healthy
Tyler Loop START	vs LAC	8.4	15th	4.3	–	IR

Ks vs WAS recently: Dominic Zvada 10 pts (W5) · Eddy Pineiro 4 pts (W6) · Jake Elliott 4 pts (W8).

Ks vs LAC recently: Wil Lutz 10 pts (W5) · Harrison Butker 11 pts (W6) · Brandon McManus 6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brandon McManus faces WAS, 9th most generous to Ks.
Tyler Loop faces LAC, 15th most generous to Ks.
Tyler Loop is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.